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Meta's Threads is the attempted gentrification of the Fediverse (todon.nl)
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A large corporate shopping mall settles in a nice neighborhood with small local run shops and community centers. The new shopping mall says 'if we settle here, more people will come, and you all will benefit'. A few years later all small shops are bankrupt and the community is destroyed. What remains is a barren corporate landscape.

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[–] hoodlem@hoodlem.me 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m very interested to see where this goes.

I don’t think Threads poses a threat to Mastodon. It’s (mostly) a different user base. However, I do think Threads can knock out Twitter.

I’ve got my popcorn out.

[–] StaticElectricity@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Me too. I'm betting on Threads being the last nail in the coffin for Twitter. My second bet and extremely unpopular opinion is that Threads will be a good thing for Mastodon.

I do not have an Instagram account and will not be joining Threads either, but i am cautiously optimistic.